Ditch filler



" Aug. 25, 1925.

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INVENTOR d msel/1 UNITED sTa Es Patented Aug. 25, 1 9 25.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER CEBASOLI, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

DITCH FILLER.

Application filed March 6. 1925. Serial No. 13.450.

that the following is a full. clear. and exact specification. such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same. v

The invention is a device that. may be attached to the rear axle of atractor and used for scooping loose dirt into ditches or the.

like by moving the tractor backward and forward.

The object of the invention is to provide a device that may be readilyattached to tractors or the like by which loose soil may readily bescooped into ditches or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a baffle plate that mayreadily be attached lo tractors or the like that is providcd with meansfor holding ita predetermined distance fromthe. ground.

And a 'further object of the invention is to provide a scoop fortractors or the like which is of a simple and economical constructiun.

'ith these ends in viewy-the invention embodies a vertical plate with ashort beveled plate at its lower edge. beams extending backward from theplate with braces to support it, straps for attaching the ends of thebeams to an axle or the like and rollers ou the under sides of the beamsadjacent the plate,

, Other features and advantages of the ,inrent ion will appear fromthe-followin description taken in connection with the drawinns.whercinz- Fig. l is a side view of a tractor showing the device inplace.

Figure 2 is a plan view.

In the drawings I have shown my device as it would be constructedwherein nunu-ral 1 indicates the scoop, numeral :2 the struts or beams,and numeral 3 the rollers.

The scoop l is made of a vertical plate i having a beveled section 5 atits lower edge and the outer edge 6 of the beveled section )oiuted asshown. The plate is supported y a frame having beams 2 at each side, di-

agonal struts 7 bet ween the beams and braces 8 extending from the.inner ends of the beams to the upper edge of the plate. The beams 1'.are provided with stra )S 9 at their inner ends which may be placedaround an axle or the like as shown and held by bolts 10 so that theinner ends of the beams will bear against the surface of the axle.

The outer ends of the beams 2 are provided with rollers 23, which may bein the form of casters,,so that they will roll in any direction.

It will be understood that. changes may he made in the constructionwithout departing from the spirit of the invention. One of which changesmay be in the use of any other suitablemeans for attaching the beams tothe axle or the like, anothcrmay be in the design of the plate 1, andstill another may he in the use of any other suitable rollers.

The construction will be readily understood from the t't'u'egoingdescription. To use the device, it may be attached to a tractor as shownin the drawing and it will be. observed that as the tractor is movedbarward and forward. the scoop will engage the soil or any objects withwhich it may come in contact and move them: and it will be observed thatwhen it is desired to replace loose soil into a ditch, hole or otheropening, the tractor may be moved backward and forward so that the soilor other objects may readily be-scoopcd into the ditch or the like.

.Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:- v

In a devicefor filling ditches or the like, a substantially verticalplate. an outwardly inclined plate at the lower edge of the vcrticalplate, main supporting beams upwardly inclined and extendingbackwardfrom the lower edge of the vertical plate. casters pivotally attached tothe lower side of the main supporting member adjacent the plate, strapsat the opposite ends of the main supporting members for attaching themto an axle or the ikc and struts connecting the upper edge of thevertical plate to the outer end of the main supporting member. i

ALEXANDER CERASOLI.

